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many movie ya the mississippi river. the life oblood of commerce in the united states. but now even those shipments are in danger as the drought has come to the mississippi, too. just a few months ago where water levels were so low officials believed they may have to shut the river down completely. >> a total of 93 barges. >> a rudder has been zung. >> good morning, everyone. >> presently minus 2.15 and falling. the gauge is 5.1 and a slow fall there is no rain forecasted for the next ten days north of st. louis. of the 21 boats, three are ingram. >> ingram is the largest barge transportation company in the u.s., moving all types of cargo. thousands of tons of fuel, coal, steel, and cement every day as well as dry goods. 60% has to travel down the mississippi on its way out of the country. the slow down on the river doesn't just cost money. people's very livelihoods are also on the line. in 2012, the river reached historic lows. as much as 20 feet below normal. >> the dykes, they are all out of water. you can see the flat part of it, we normally can run literally on top
many movie ya the mississippi river. the life oblood of commerce in the united states. but now even those shipments are in danger as the drought has come to the mississippi, too. just a few months ago where water levels were so low officials believed they may have to shut the river down completely. >> a total of 93 barges. >> a rudder has been zung. >> good morning, everyone. >> presently minus 2.15 and falling. the gauge is 5.1 and a slow fall there is no rain...
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in rural areas of mississippi and alabama where there are a lot of poor people of both backgrounds black and white, they aren't on plantations. these are workers. and they really care about these basic social programs. and yet obama fights for them and they don't ally with them. >> they don't. and they think they will be better off on their own. >> i know you're friends with bill cosby and i in ways worship the guy. here's when the president didn't get away from delivering a tough message. he didn't sound like the lefty socialist his critics on the right portray him as. here he is. >> if we're honest with ourselves, we'll admit that during the course of 50 years, there were times when some of us claiming to push for change lost our way. the anguish of assassinations set off self-defeating riots. legitimate grievances against police brutality tipped into excuse making for criminal behavior. and what had once been a call for equality of opportunity, the chance for all americans to work hard and get ahead was too often framed as a desire for government support. as if we had no agency in our
in rural areas of mississippi and alabama where there are a lot of poor people of both backgrounds black and white, they aren't on plantations. these are workers. and they really care about these basic social programs. and yet obama fights for them and they don't ally with them. >> they don't. and they think they will be better off on their own. >> i know you're friends with bill cosby and i in ways worship the guy. here's when the president didn't get away from delivering a tough...
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a mississippi mom will become the first full time referee for the national football league. >> a little tight. a little tight. you got do move up on that. put director guard up. >> that is sarah thomas in action 39-year-old married mother of three on the verge of making history. she is one of 21 finalists in the nfl develop president program for officials. >> this is what i do, individually, i am a female, there are a lot of things that set up apart, race, gender, different backgrounds but we are out there all for the same goal. >> she spent 16 years over grade school, high school, and college games before discovered by an nfl scout. >> looks like she can throw a pass, too. next on abc7 news a sign that has drivers in northern california city scrapping -- scratching their head. can you spot what is wrong? wa >> later today at 4:00, george clooney sent a paycheck to spy on someone and who he is keeping tabs on by satellite. michael finney checks out a classic american car making a comeback with new high-tech driving features. >> don't though what to make of this, a street sign outside a
a mississippi mom will become the first full time referee for the national football league. >> a little tight. a little tight. you got do move up on that. put director guard up. >> that is sarah thomas in action 39-year-old married mother of three on the verge of making history. she is one of 21 finalists in the nfl develop president program for officials. >> this is what i do, individually, i am a female, there are a lot of things that set up apart, race, gender, different...
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really when the cresting of the civil rights movement, it was right within the same year after oxford, mississippi, they had the violence down there to keep black students out. george wallace stood in the schoolhouse door. king was a march for jobs and freedom but that didn't produce the civil rights accident. what produced it, john, was the death of john f. kennedy a couple months later when he was assassinated and linden johnson's presidency and building on that movement to pass the civil rights act, and then selma produced the voting rights act. but let me say this john. there was a downside in that decade, too. snick was no longer led by john lewis but h rap brown and stokley carmichael. you had the riots in watts in '65. dr. king was shot, a hundred cities burned, including washington, d.c. i was in nixon's campaign. the whole issue was law and order in america, and at one point nixon and wallace together had almost 70% of the national vote. >> eleanor. >> well, that was quite a trip through history, thank you. but nixon and wallace together culminate in the southern strategy where you take p
really when the cresting of the civil rights movement, it was right within the same year after oxford, mississippi, they had the violence down there to keep black students out. george wallace stood in the schoolhouse door. king was a march for jobs and freedom but that didn't produce the civil rights accident. what produced it, john, was the death of john f. kennedy a couple months later when he was assassinated and linden johnson's presidency and building on that movement to pass the civil...
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let freedom ring from lookout mountain, from every hill and molehill from mississippi. from every mountain side, let freedom ring, there is in the scope and grandeur and fragrance of those words the very picture of this land, and this remarkable man managed to raise up civil rights as american rights, as american as the land god gave us. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. \s. >>> i'm live tonight from washington, d.c. tonight's lead, a taste of their own medicine. president obama hit the road today with a message aimed at republicans he es had enough. >> we've seen a faction of republicans in congress that suggest that maybe america shouldn't pay its bills that have already been run up, that we should shut down government if they could shut down obama care. you know, that won't grow our economy, that won't cede jobs, that won't help our middle class. >>> he's right, we could afford it. what doesn't the gop understand? the law was passed, signed into law, upset by the supreme court, reaffirmed by the
let freedom ring from lookout mountain, from every hill and molehill from mississippi. from every mountain side, let freedom ring, there is in the scope and grandeur and fragrance of those words the very picture of this land, and this remarkable man managed to raise up civil rights as american rights, as american as the land god gave us. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. \s. >>> i'm live tonight...
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if they do, they make you use this schwag they use in mississippi and make you jump through hoops. the schwag the federal government is growing isn't that good anyway and doesn't let you study a lot of different strains. it could be so simple and easy to do actual scientific research on marijuana but the government stands in the way. >> where is the obama administration on this part of the question? where has the obama administration been on the scientific question here? >> scientifically they've been great. they've said, look, we're not going to get in the way of the states. this is what they've said. the states that have passed medical marijuana laws. in practice, the d.e.a. has been kicking in doors in california, washington, montana, colorado. wherever there's a medical marijuana law, there are u.s. attorneys there spending a lot of time and resources to try to tackle what they see as a problem. it takes six to nine months, a former administration official told me, to run one of these investigations on a pot shop. these pot shops are advertising in the yellowbook and in the alt
if they do, they make you use this schwag they use in mississippi and make you jump through hoops. the schwag the federal government is growing isn't that good anyway and doesn't let you study a lot of different strains. it could be so simple and easy to do actual scientific research on marijuana but the government stands in the way. >> where is the obama administration on this part of the question? where has the obama administration been on the scientific question here? >>...
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politically, we're not -- there is still big gaps. >> one would think that south carolina, mississippi, alabama, the south ironically, with large african-american population would have african-american -- but because of racism, because of historically segregation, the chances of that are probably very slim. with tim scott being the exception. the question become, whether or not there are enough african-americans that want to run for office, that can raise the money and resources. unfortunately, historically, african-american candidates who run statewide, as you know this, chuck, do not do as well as their white counterparts. >> it's a reminder, michelle, there's still -- there's not legal segregation, there's still segregation in the south. there's still a black belt. i can look at voting precincts. county by county. i know exactly where the democratic vote is. it's african-american precincts. there's still this feeling, there's still a form of segregation that has been i guess sub segregation. >> yes, there's a lot of subsegregation, particularly in the south, and in addition to self-
politically, we're not -- there is still big gaps. >> one would think that south carolina, mississippi, alabama, the south ironically, with large african-american population would have african-american -- but because of racism, because of historically segregation, the chances of that are probably very slim. with tim scott being the exception. the question become, whether or not there are enough african-americans that want to run for office, that can raise the money and resources....
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then there were the klu klux klan murders, the mississippi lynching. and a dozen others until in 1968 dr. king himself was martyred, still marching for jobs and freedom. what a debt we owe to those people who came here 50 years ago. [applause] the martyrs played it all for a dream. a dream that john lewis said that millions have now actually lived. so how are we going to repay the debt? dr. king's dream of interdependence, his prescription of whole heartedness across racial lines rings as true today as it did 50 years ago. oh, yes, we phase terrible gridlock now. it's nothing new. yes there remained racial inequalities, employment, heal health, wealth, victimization and perpetration of crime. but we don't face lynches and beatings for our political beliefs any more. and i would suggest that martin luther king did not live and die to hear his heirs whine about the political gridlock. it is time to stop complaining and put our shoulders against the stubborn gates holding american people back. we cannot be disheartened by the forces of resistence to build
then there were the klu klux klan murders, the mississippi lynching. and a dozen others until in 1968 dr. king himself was martyred, still marching for jobs and freedom. what a debt we owe to those people who came here 50 years ago. [applause] the martyrs played it all for a dream. a dream that john lewis said that millions have now actually lived. so how are we going to repay the debt? dr. king's dream of interdependence, his prescription of whole heartedness across racial lines rings as true...
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nearly 370 pitbulls were rescued this weekend in a massive raid that stretched across texas, mississippi, alabama and georgia. david mattingly is "out front" on this story. hi, david. what did investigators find? >> well, first of all, they found 367 dogs. over 100 of them just in one single location. they have arrested ten men, seven of them came from the state of alabama. but this goes beyond just fighting dogs and the atrocities involved in that. they're looking at what they seized here in terms of money. they seized a half million dollars in this raid on friday that shows you just what big money is being had at these dogfighting operations. now, they also believe that some of these defendants may have been gambling as much as $200,000 on a single dogfight. again, showing you what kind of money was involved in these operations so doing much further than just dogfighting. they're also looking at illegal gambling operations and what sort of organizations might be out there associated with this. >> that is big money. what will happen to these dogs? >> well, right now, they're in emergenc
nearly 370 pitbulls were rescued this weekend in a massive raid that stretched across texas, mississippi, alabama and georgia. david mattingly is "out front" on this story. hi, david. what did investigators find? >> well, first of all, they found 367 dogs. over 100 of them just in one single location. they have arrested ten men, seven of them came from the state of alabama. but this goes beyond just fighting dogs and the atrocities involved in that. they're looking at what they...
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desperadoes ride into a small mississippi town? seems that when barbour was governor, he offered mcauliffe a very attractive state package of price and tax subsidies for a plant there to build electric cars for his greentech automotive company. mcauliffe also tapped his politically connected network for more than $100 million in capital with the help of hillary clinton's brother, tony rodham, whose company, gulf coast funds management, shares office space with greentech and raised money from overseas. they held a big shindig for greentech's grand opening last year, and that's where this picture was snapped of three very happy crony capitalists. unfortunately, back in virginia, where greentech is based and mcauliffe is running for governor, the company has produced very few jobs and is under investigation into whether mcauliffe and tony rodham made improper use of a federal program for foreign investors. mark leibovich was there in horn lake, mississippi, covering the triumvirate of mcauliffe, barbour, and clinton as they charmed th
desperadoes ride into a small mississippi town? seems that when barbour was governor, he offered mcauliffe a very attractive state package of price and tax subsidies for a plant there to build electric cars for his greentech automotive company. mcauliffe also tapped his politically connected network for more than $100 million in capital with the help of hillary clinton's brother, tony rodham, whose company, gulf coast funds management, shares office space with greentech and raised money from...
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over 400 of us were arrested and jailed in mississippi during the freedom ride. a bus was set on fire in alabama. we were beaten and arrested and jailed, but we helped bring an end to segregation in public transportation. i came back here again in june of 1963 with the big six as the new chairman of the student nonviolent coordinating committee. we met with president kennedy. in 1963, we could not register to vote simply because of the color of our skin. we had to pay a poll tax, pass a so-called literacy test, and count the number of jelly baean in a jar. hundreds of thousands of people were arrested in the south for trying to participate in the democratic process. medgar evers had been killed in mississippi, and that's why we told president kennedy we intended to march on washington to demonstrate the need for equal justice and equal opportunity in america. on august 28th, 1963, the nation's capital was in a state of emergency. thousands of troops surrounded the city. liquor stores were closed. but the march was so orderly, so peaceful. it was filled with digni
over 400 of us were arrested and jailed in mississippi during the freedom ride. a bus was set on fire in alabama. we were beaten and arrested and jailed, but we helped bring an end to segregation in public transportation. i came back here again in june of 1963 with the big six as the new chairman of the student nonviolent coordinating committee. we met with president kennedy. in 1963, we could not register to vote simply because of the color of our skin. we had to pay a poll tax, pass a...
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to become the mayor of the fourth-largest city in mississippi. we have been entrusted with making the lives of people better that we serve. our theme is, freedom to prosper, coexist, govern. african-americans, elected officials and black mayors in particular must not create ways to govern after being elected. for a brief period of time, during reconstruction, african- americans held elected office. jim crow quickly ended that. one of the challenges before african-americans, minorities, and women is the freedom to govern. we must do locally what president obama was able to do nationally, and go back to the individuals, groups, pastors who helped get us here and encourage them to make their voices heard and push our collective agendas forward. we are afforded an awesome opportunity to be here today. we have this opportunity because of people like martin luther king, who did not quiver or retreat in the face of injustice. it is because of those who demanded to remain seated when they were asked to move. it is because of those who marched on, even th
to become the mayor of the fourth-largest city in mississippi. we have been entrusted with making the lives of people better that we serve. our theme is, freedom to prosper, coexist, govern. african-americans, elected officials and black mayors in particular must not create ways to govern after being elected. for a brief period of time, during reconstruction, african- americans held elected office. jim crow quickly ended that. one of the challenges before african-americans, minorities, and...
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north carolina, mississippi, texas, florida, south carolina. she is suggesting that since 1965 and 2013, the white people in the south are irrevocably racist and cannot be trusted. half of the country below the mason-dixon line still cannot be trusted. this is a person who wants to be a president of the entire united states and this is the basis on which she's going to run to turn out, as jason suggested, black vote in the south. >> this is essentially about turnout? >> i think it's entirely about turnout, paul. in 2005, the federal election reform commission headed by jimmy carter and former secretary of state jim bakker said that voter i.d. laws should be promoted because they will en franchise black voters. she's suggesting that no one could possibly disagree with her. well, serious people do disagree with her on this. >> let me ask you a political question, jason. what is the benefit for republicans of pushing -- that's what they're doing. a lot of the states pushing it are republican. not universally, republicans pushed some of the laws. a
north carolina, mississippi, texas, florida, south carolina. she is suggesting that since 1965 and 2013, the white people in the south are irrevocably racist and cannot be trusted. half of the country below the mason-dixon line still cannot be trusted. this is a person who wants to be a president of the entire united states and this is the basis on which she's going to run to turn out, as jason suggested, black vote in the south. >> this is essentially about turnout? >> i think it's...
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latest drought report shows more than 45% of 45% country is bone dry, almost all of it west of the mississippi river, but the southeast is getting too much rain. lhat will mean higher food bills, and here's manuel bojorquz. >> can rained again in cordell, georgia, they call themselves the water capital of the world. dell,renshaw has grown them here for 30 years. >> it's the wettest year i've seen. >> reporter: rainfall totals in many parts of the southeast are nchenches above normal. produce that grows close to the neound or on vines have been heavily damaged. waterlogged melons here, split open, rot or lose flavor. law you can tell? >> you see is that brown around the edge of it? that water just running off? >> reporter: half of crenshaw's crop is ruined. se thinks he's facing $1 million n losses. in a drought, you can irrigate. >> right. ut weporter: but when you have this much rain what, can you do? >> there's nothing you can do. you can't take the water away. >> reporter: the melons that aren't any good end up at packing houses like the ones thed by danny wilcher. july is supposed to be pe
latest drought report shows more than 45% of 45% country is bone dry, almost all of it west of the mississippi river, but the southeast is getting too much rain. lhat will mean higher food bills, and here's manuel bojorquz. >> can rained again in cordell, georgia, they call themselves the water capital of the world. dell,renshaw has grown them here for 30 years. >> it's the wettest year i've seen. >> reporter: rainfall totals in many parts of the southeast are nchenches above...
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so i went to mississippi that summer of 1964 and i lived with a family. ms.johnson, her daughter was a teenager, june johnson and had been beaten in wynonna, mississippi. june was a strong girl. the family was strong there were about 12 children in the family. they took in three of us. two white girls and myself. host: ruth thanks for the call and thank you for sharing your story from 50 years ago. owen ullmann, we talked about your own participation. walk us through how you arrived here and why you came? guest: my parent has raised me and i'm proud of their values of stressing the importance of treating everyone equally with respect. they had some friend who were active. a church who had organized a group of people to go to the march. friend of their son who was a friend of mine, asked do you want to come. of course it was kind of like an adventure. kid in new jersey going to washington d.c. we got on a school bus. it was a baptist church that organized it from new jersey. i remember, it must have been like 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning when we left. going
so i went to mississippi that summer of 1964 and i lived with a family. ms.johnson, her daughter was a teenager, june johnson and had been beaten in wynonna, mississippi. june was a strong girl. the family was strong there were about 12 children in the family. they took in three of us. two white girls and myself. host: ruth thanks for the call and thank you for sharing your story from 50 years ago. owen ullmann, we talked about your own participation. walk us through how you arrived here and...
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joseph along the mississippi river in the northeastern part of the state. it began early tuesday afternoon, when police say a 20-year-old a man went to the bank, apparently to rob it. it's not clear why he stayed and took the hostages. but we now know, he is dead. two of the hostages were shot and injured. they are being treated. a lot going on between egypt and louisiana. busy morning. >>> and indira petersons is keeping an eye on the dangerous weather around the country. >> we have red flag warnings around salt lake city, that fire danger on the rise thanks to warming temperatures and lowering humidities. not a good combination there. this will actually spread into idaho by tomorrow. thursday expected to be 100-degree mark. all things from the dome of high pressure that is building in. that is bad news for fire relief. but fortunately, towards the second half of the week, we talk about monsoonal moisture moving in and cooler temperatures and higher humidity towards the weekend. look at the dome towards the northeast, that dome building in as that cold exi
joseph along the mississippi river in the northeastern part of the state. it began early tuesday afternoon, when police say a 20-year-old a man went to the bank, apparently to rob it. it's not clear why he stayed and took the hostages. but we now know, he is dead. two of the hostages were shot and injured. they are being treated. a lot going on between egypt and louisiana. busy morning. >>> and indira petersons is keeping an eye on the dangerous weather around the country. >> we...
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>> now i live in new york, but i'm a mississippi girl. i like the braves. >> a view on a-rod, playing tonight. not playing well. but he has $175,000 after being exposed as a cheat. >> i think he could care less at this point. he's made a ton of money. set some records. he feel, ah, my legacy is set in other ways. i could care less what would michael have thought? not a lot, i suspect. >> jo think he was really at the top of michael's list of concerns in life. michael was believer in fairness and i don't think he would have approved of a-rod necessarily. >> were you surprised by the incredible outpouring of attention that michael's death got? the tributes and accolades that came? >> i think it's a real testament to his legacy and what he stood for, and you know, what a passionate supporter he was of liberty, of human rights, of freedom. of the right to free speech, and so i was definitely, it meant so much to me. all the lovely thing that people, and your tribute. thank you so much for that, too. >> an incredible force. a brave, courageous
>> now i live in new york, but i'm a mississippi girl. i like the braves. >> a view on a-rod, playing tonight. not playing well. but he has $175,000 after being exposed as a cheat. >> i think he could care less at this point. he's made a ton of money. set some records. he feel, ah, my legacy is set in other ways. i could care less what would michael have thought? not a lot, i suspect. >> jo think he was really at the top of michael's list of concerns in life. michael was...
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taking a look at the forecast rainfall across the region, across the mississippi river valley and lower ohio valley we could see the potential for heavy rain, special across arkansas an in towards tennessee where we could see 6-12 inches in a very short period of time. still hot, still summertime across the southern plains. 98 in dallas, 98 in shreveport. 98 in houston, what it feels like, it's oppressive. 103 t in houston, 102 in san antonio. they are used this kind of weather. dallas, your forecast average right now is 97 degrees. another day of hundred degree heat and then we'll be slightly below average with some thunderstorms in the forecast. >> gregg: it's beautiful here in new york. it's unbelievable. it's in the 80s. >> spectacular with hardly any humidity. one of those days, we should have called in sick. >> gregg: it's jammed outside on sixth avenue. dominican day parade. great day for it. thanks very much. >> heather: in indonesia meantime, crews are searching for two children after a volcanic eruption, at least six people were killed when lava flowed into a village. the head
taking a look at the forecast rainfall across the region, across the mississippi river valley and lower ohio valley we could see the potential for heavy rain, special across arkansas an in towards tennessee where we could see 6-12 inches in a very short period of time. still hot, still summertime across the southern plains. 98 in dallas, 98 in shreveport. 98 in houston, what it feels like, it's oppressive. 103 t in houston, 102 in san antonio. they are used this kind of weather. dallas, your...
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, montana, new hampshire, new mexico and washington state. >> good for mississippi. >> bill: how about that. unfortunately, there are still too many kids who are suffering from obesity. one in eight preschoolers in the united states is obese according to the cdc. a third of u.s. children and teens and still more than 2/3 of adults. so you know, we're not out of the woods yet but some good news on that front. president obama talked about this last night with jay leno and he gave some credit where i think credit is due. >> obama: to michelle's credit, the let's move initiative that she's been involved with, that has gotten so many folks all around the country doing stuff to help kids exercise and eat right, for the first time in a long time, we've started to see some modest reduction in childhood obesity. [ applause ] >> bill: very important cause that the first lady has taken on. i think she's done a damn good job of it. and she's had people in the white house. she's done videos. you know what? it's working! we just gotta keep it up, keep it up. in texas, wendy davis, the filibuster que
, montana, new hampshire, new mexico and washington state. >> good for mississippi. >> bill: how about that. unfortunately, there are still too many kids who are suffering from obesity. one in eight preschoolers in the united states is obese according to the cdc. a third of u.s. children and teens and still more than 2/3 of adults. so you know, we're not out of the woods yet but some good news on that front. president obama talked about this last night with jay leno and he gave some...
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>> actually i was raised in mississippi. i went to school with black kids and when i was small, i think the fourth grade my best friend was the black kid and his sister like to be and he was my best friend and his sister was melissa i still remember them. >> guest: with your mother would have allowed you to date melissa? >> caller: nobody can tell me who i can or cannot date. i am my own person. i will take a black person. >> host: she still think there is racism in the south? >> caller: i am sure. it is all over the place and will always be that way. take obama. he is not a black president he is a mixed president he has white in him. i understand why they keep calling him a black president. >> guest: what would you call him. >> caller: i would call him a human being. >> guest: good for you for your very enlightened. thank you. >> host: georgia hello william. >> caller: i read your book i enjoyed it. i admire your husband. but i am a black man in georgia i am still in it today. but to forget something i go someplace i have a
>> actually i was raised in mississippi. i went to school with black kids and when i was small, i think the fourth grade my best friend was the black kid and his sister like to be and he was my best friend and his sister was melissa i still remember them. >> guest: with your mother would have allowed you to date melissa? >> caller: nobody can tell me who i can or cannot date. i am my own person. i will take a black person. >> host: she still think there is racism in the...
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let's go to mississippi. laura from ocean springs, mississippi. i am 45 years old. when barack obama talked about education. they discussed how blacks and whites could not go to the same school. thes a graduate from university of south alabama. i was able to graduate from there with a bachelors. >> what did you get your degree in? >> i got my degree in exercise science. work on atrying to masters, but i have been sick. i will have surgery in september. i will try to finish up with a masters in education. >> good luck to you, thank you for joining us. florida, next up. >> how are you doing? listen, i wanted to commend you guys and congratulate you for an awesome broadcast. such a remarkable speech by such a remarkable character. encourage.mber to some of the members of congress commenting about the days activities. here here is senator casey from pennsylvania. this is kay granger of texas. what dreams do you have for your country? the culmination of a movement that began here in montgomery 50 years before. here is california, good evening, stephen. want to thank you
let's go to mississippi. laura from ocean springs, mississippi. i am 45 years old. when barack obama talked about education. they discussed how blacks and whites could not go to the same school. thes a graduate from university of south alabama. i was able to graduate from there with a bachelors. >> what did you get your degree in? >> i got my degree in exercise science. work on atrying to masters, but i have been sick. i will have surgery in september. i will try to finish up with a...
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expect, strongest in the deep south, you know, six of the eight states that are highest were louisiana, mississippi, states like this. one of the things that's interesting to me is the states that ended up lowest on the list were not the most liberal or coals mott policy tan. they were the whitest states, like north dakota, idaho, and northern new england. so there's this just lingering craziness that still exist it is out there. obviously there's a tactics to the take on votes rights, but we also have to consider the possibility and i think the president is sort of considering this that we're a bit more racist than we like to think. >> we're here in new york city where the stop-and-frisk, the fact that the judge sheindlin has rule that stop and frisk is unconstitutional, hats given rights to a huge debate about whether people of color truly are treated equally. you have mayor bloomberg say this policy is good for minority communities and you have a judge who says it's unstill independents and african-americans have been saying for decades that profiling is wrong and feels wrong, and it reduces --
expect, strongest in the deep south, you know, six of the eight states that are highest were louisiana, mississippi, states like this. one of the things that's interesting to me is the states that ended up lowest on the list were not the most liberal or coals mott policy tan. they were the whitest states, like north dakota, idaho, and northern new england. so there's this just lingering craziness that still exist it is out there. obviously there's a tactics to the take on votes rights, but we...
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mississippi lost its place. answeredt someone else the next question. that is one of my students and a bright young man. >> the story itself, the tradition is alive and well at morehouse college for sure and we are going online with some things, converging via pretties, the brainpower that we need. we have one of our professors and a morehouse grad here at winston now. couple of things that happened in this country recently, the monument here in washington, that was about $120 million and the king civil rights museum in atlanta and here is morehouse college who built a chapel in 1979 with a statue out front. we think we need to converge reallysources to undergird this tradition, this king tradition at morehouse and that is what we are going to do. >> i had the honor of working with marvin at the brookings institution previously. my question came up earlier and i think you mentioned it, regarding the role of women in the civil rights movement and their presence at the march. i'm just wondering if you could speak a little bit about that and the role of wo
mississippi lost its place. answeredt someone else the next question. that is one of my students and a bright young man. >> the story itself, the tradition is alive and well at morehouse college for sure and we are going online with some things, converging via pretties, the brainpower that we need. we have one of our professors and a morehouse grad here at winston now. couple of things that happened in this country recently, the monument here in washington, that was about $120 million and...
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. >>> big break, big break, police make a new discovery in the frantic search for a mississippi california girl, the latest on the man underhunt for the alleged abductor and suspected killer. >>> ex-humaning the truth, researchers will dig up secret graves at a florida reform school. what is behind the new efforts to uncover this school's deadly history? >>> also the american town where a 4-year-old, there is he, the 4-year-old who is now mayor again. you're watching msnbc. my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. at truecar.com, we offer our users... guaranteed upfront savings. the result? truecar users save... over $3,000... on average. save time, s
. >>> big break, big break, police make a new discovery in the frantic search for a mississippi california girl, the latest on the man underhunt for the alleged abductor and suspected killer. >>> ex-humaning the truth, researchers will dig up secret graves at a florida reform school. what is behind the new efforts to uncover this school's deadly history? >>> also the american town where a 4-year-old, there is he, the 4-year-old who is now mayor again. you're watching...
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you're making your way up the mississippi. >> sort of. >> rose: to memphis, or somewhere. >> well, i can't explain it. this is just music that touched me from the very first moment i heard it. i was very, very young, and i believe it was a willy dixon record, but i'm not sure. but i heard this sound, this sort of wonderful sliver of light broke through between a minor third and a major third-- and i later investigated what that actually means. i didn't even know it at the time. and i just-- it made me shiver. it was almost like an electric shock. and i realized this is where i wanted to live. i wanted to be in that space and hear these sounds and these stories knowing, of course, that i'm monumentally unsuited for the task. you know, i'm not from here. this is not my music. >> rose: before we talk about "house," where did you grow up? >> i grew up in ox horde, england, home of the blues-- it's not the home of the blues. ( laughs (. >> rose: maybe oxford, mississippi. >> yes, i grew up in oxford. >> rose: your dad was-- >> he was a doctor. >> rose: your moment? >> she was-- she raised
you're making your way up the mississippi. >> sort of. >> rose: to memphis, or somewhere. >> well, i can't explain it. this is just music that touched me from the very first moment i heard it. i was very, very young, and i believe it was a willy dixon record, but i'm not sure. but i heard this sound, this sort of wonderful sliver of light broke through between a minor third and a major third-- and i later investigated what that actually means. i didn't even know it at the...
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caller: actually, i was raised in mississippi, and i went to school with black kids. when i was small -- i think it was in the fourth grade -- my best friend was a black guy. his sister kind of liked me. his name was ricky. he was my best friend. his sister was melissa. i still remember them. guest: would your mother have allowed you to date melissa? caller: it's like this -- nobody tells me who i can or can't date. i am my own person. host: michael, do you think there is racism still in the south? caller: i'm sure there is, it's all over the place. there is always going to be that way. race -- like, take obama, for instance. he is not a black president. he is a mixed president. he has white in him. i don't understand why they call him a black president. guest: what would you call him? caller: i call him a human being. guest: oh, good for you. very enlightened, thank you. host: william in georgia, democrat. thank you. caller: good morning, mrs. cohen. i read your book, i enjoyed it. guest: thank you. caller: i admire your husband, i admire you. i'm a black man in geor
caller: actually, i was raised in mississippi, and i went to school with black kids. when i was small -- i think it was in the fourth grade -- my best friend was a black guy. his sister kind of liked me. his name was ricky. he was my best friend. his sister was melissa. i still remember them. guest: would your mother have allowed you to date melissa? caller: it's like this -- nobody tells me who i can or can't date. i am my own person. host: michael, do you think there is racism still in the...
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to become the mayor of the fourth-largest city in mississippi. we have been entrusted with making the lives of people better that we serve. prospere is, freedom to , coexist, govern. african-americans, elected officials and black mayors in must not create ways to govern after being elected. period of time, during reconstruction, african- americans held elected office. jim crow quickly ended that. one of the challenges before african-americans, minorities, and women is the freedom to govern. we must do locally what president obama was able to do theonally, and go back to individuals, groups, pastors who helped get us here and encourage them to make their voices heard and push our collective agendas forward. we are afforded an awesome opportunity to be here today. we have this opportunity because of people like martin luther king, who did not quiver or retreat in the face of injustice. it is because of those who demanded to remain seated when they were asked to move. it is because of those who marched on, even though they were weary and bloodied. o
to become the mayor of the fourth-largest city in mississippi. we have been entrusted with making the lives of people better that we serve. prospere is, freedom to , coexist, govern. african-americans, elected officials and black mayors in must not create ways to govern after being elected. period of time, during reconstruction, african- americans held elected office. jim crow quickly ended that. one of the challenges before african-americans, minorities, and women is the freedom to govern. we...
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from every mole hill -- >> from mississippi, from every mountainside -- >> let freedom ring. and i think people all across america in their hearts believe that freedom should ring for everybody. >> free at last, free at last, thank god, almighty, we are free at last. >> incredible. byron is here with us now. george, this was really one of the defining moments of the 20th century. >> it was. martin luther king said rightly, he appropriated american rhetoric, saying, i'm not trying to change america, i'm trying to reconnect with the american past. and in that sense, he did a wonderful job. >> well, you know, the whole idea of forming a more perfect union. over the centuries, we have tried to perfect this union. this was a moment of really trying to perfect it. mightily. but there was tremendous fear. i remember it very well. my father was majority whip of the congress at the time, a deep southerner, very close with president kennedy. and the fear of violence that was -- that was palpable, and the fear that it would ruin the cause of civil rights. that was the real terror. >> bu
from every mole hill -- >> from mississippi, from every mountainside -- >> let freedom ring. and i think people all across america in their hearts believe that freedom should ring for everybody. >> free at last, free at last, thank god, almighty, we are free at last. >> incredible. byron is here with us now. george, this was really one of the defining moments of the 20th century. >> it was. martin luther king said rightly, he appropriated american rhetoric, saying,...
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over 400 of us were arrested and jailed in mississippi during the freedom ride. a bus was set on fire in alba alabama. we were beaten and arrested in jail but we helped bring an end to egg -- to segregation and public transportation. i came back here again in june of 1963, with the big stick as the new chairman of the student non-violent coordinating committee. we met with president kennedy, who said the fires of frustration were burning throughout america. in 1963, we could not register to vote simply because of the color of our skin. we had to pay a pro tax, pass a literacy test and count the number of jelly beans in a jar. hundreds of thousands of people were arrested and jailed throughout the south for trying to participate in the democratic process. many killed in mississippi and that's why we told president kennedy we intended to march on washingt washington, to demonstrate the need for equal justice and equal opportunity in america. on august 28th, 1963, the nation a nation's capitol was in a state of emergency. thousands of troops surrounded the city. wre
over 400 of us were arrested and jailed in mississippi during the freedom ride. a bus was set on fire in alba alabama. we were beaten and arrested in jail but we helped bring an end to egg -- to segregation and public transportation. i came back here again in june of 1963, with the big stick as the new chairman of the student non-violent coordinating committee. we met with president kennedy, who said the fires of frustration were burning throughout america. in 1963, we could not register to...
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because of that there are still flash flood warnings and regular warnings up and down the mississippi river because of the potential for more flooding. also the threat of severe storms from southeastern montana into parts of kansas where we could end up with large hail and damaging winds. a few tornadoes are possible but they should be brief. this is most likely later this afternoon and into this evening. the plains really do not need anymore rain right now. >> absolutely. it could be a busy weather day. >>> straight ahead, the fbi let informants commit over 5600 crimes. powerball is over $400 million. >>> a frightening report of what dirty car sellers are doing that only a trusted mechanic can save you from. "first look" is back in three. right now, 7 years of music is being streamed. a quarter million tweeters are tweeting. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online. that's why hp built a new kind of server. one that's 80% smaller. uses 89% less energy. and costs 77% less. it's called hp moonshot. and it's giving the internet the room it needs to grow. this&is gonna be big. h
because of that there are still flash flood warnings and regular warnings up and down the mississippi river because of the potential for more flooding. also the threat of severe storms from southeastern montana into parts of kansas where we could end up with large hail and damaging winds. a few tornadoes are possible but they should be brief. this is most likely later this afternoon and into this evening. the plains really do not need anymore rain right now. >> absolutely. it could be a...
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keeps the one percent on top is killing everyone whether they live in the upper east side or in the mississippi delta the fact is that we're all rich or poor being poisoned by deregulated capitals and that's the way it is tonight wednesday august seventh two thousand and thirteen and don't forget the mocker see begins with you get out there get active york. wealthy british style. that's not on the title of the times but. i don't i was part of. that. market why not i'm going to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines join into the report on our. i was a new alert animation scripts scare me a little bit. there is breaking news tonight and we are continuing to follow the breaking news. the alexander family cry tears of joy at a great thing that. he had read arquette a court of law found alive there's a story made for a movie is playing out in real life. is he you it's. easy. to. see. here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call adult. i'm sorry i'm just a guy who
keeps the one percent on top is killing everyone whether they live in the upper east side or in the mississippi delta the fact is that we're all rich or poor being poisoned by deregulated capitals and that's the way it is tonight wednesday august seventh two thousand and thirteen and don't forget the mocker see begins with you get out there get active york. wealthy british style. that's not on the title of the times but. i don't i was part of. that. market why not i'm going to. find out what's...